StarPlus

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{{about|Indian television channel|the English-language channel formerly known as Star Plus|Star World}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox TV channel
| name = StarPlus
| logofile = StarPlus logo.jpg
| logosize =
| launch = {{Launch date|df=y|1992|2|21}}
| owner = [[Star India]] {{small|([[The Walt Disney Company]])}}
| picture format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]] {{small|(downscaled to [[letterbox]]ed [[480i]]/[[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| slogan = ''Star Plus Aur Hotstar Par'' ''Rishta Wahi, Baat Nayi''
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| broadcast area = International
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| replaced names = Star TV
| sister names =[[Star Bharat]] [[Star Utsav]] [[Star Utsav Movies]] [[Star Gold]] [[Star Gold| Star Gold Select]] [[Movies OK]] [[Star Movies]] [[Star Movies Select HD|Star Movies Select]] [[Star World India| Star World]] [[Star World Premiere]] [[Star Jalsha]] [[Jalsha Movies|Star Jalsha Movies]] [[Star Pravah]] [[Star Maa]] [[Star maa Movies|Star Maa Movies]] [[Star Maa|Star Maa Gold]] [[Star Maa Music]] [[Star Suvarna]] [[Star Suvarna Plus]] [[Star Vijay]] [[Star Vijay Super]] [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] [[Asianet Plus]] [[Asianet Movies]] [[National Geographic India| Nat Geo]] [[Nat Geo Wild]] [[Nat Geo People]] [[Nat Geo Music]] [[Baby TV]] [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
| web = [http://www.hotstar.com/channels/starplus StarPlus] on [[Hotstar]]

| terr serv 1 = [[Digital terrestrial television]]
| terr chan 1 = 

| sat serv 1 = [[Videocon D2H]]
| sat chan 1 = Channel 101 (SD) Channel 902 (HD)
| sat serv 2 = [[DSTV]] (Africa)
| sat chan 2 = channel 453
| sat serv 3 = [[Dish TV]]
| sat chan 3 = Channel 113 (SD) Channel 112 (HD)
| sat serv 4 = [[Dish Home]] (Nepal)
| sat chan 4 = Channel 201 (SD) Channel 903 (HD)
| sat serv 5 = [[StarSat TV]] (South Africa)
| sat chan 5 = Channel 552
| sat serv 7 = [[Dialog TV]] ([[Sri Lanka]])
| sat chan 7 = Channel 105
| sat serv 10 = CanalSat Maurice ([[Mauritius]])
| sat chan 10 = Channel 148
| sat serv 14 = [[OSN]] ([[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]])
| sat chan 14 = Channel 271
| sat serv 15 = [[SKY TV (New Zealand)|SKY TV]] ([[New Zealand]])
| sat chan 15 = Channel 150
| sat serv 16 = Vision Asia ([[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]])
| sat chan 16 = Channel 5
| sat serv 17 = [[Astro (television)|Astro]] (Malaysia)
| sat chan 17 = Channel 108 (Selection Programs Only)
| sat serv 19 = [[BiG TV (Indonesia)|BiG TV]] (Indonesia)
| sat chan 19 = Channel 845
| sat serv 20 = [[Cignal Digital TV]]
| sat chan 20 = Channel 173
| sat serv 18 = [[Tata Sky]]
| sat chan 18 = Channel 117 (SD) Channel 115 (HD) Channel 116 (HD +1)
| sat serv 21 = [[Airtel Digital TV]]
| sat chan 21 = Channel 105 (SD) Channel 106 (HD)
| sat serv 22 = [[Reliance Digital TV]]
| sat chan 22 = Channel 206 (SD) Channel 230 (HD)
| sat serv 23 = [[Sun Direct]]
| sat chan 23 = Channel 306 (SD) Channel 872 (HD)

| cable serv 1 = [[DEN Networks]]
| cable chan 1 = Channel 101
| cable serv 4 = [[Cable TV Hong Kong]]
| cable chan 4 = Channel 857
| cable serv 8 = [[Hathway]]
| cable chan 8 = Channel 1
| cable serv 9 =[[Asianet Digital TV]]
| cable chan 9 =Channel 501 (SD) Channel 848 (HD)
| cable serv 15 = [[SkyCable]]/[[Destiny Cable]]([[Philippines]])
| cable chan 15 = Channel 128 (Digital)
| cable serv 16 = [[StarHub TV]] ([[Singapore]])
| cable chan 16 = Channel 126
| cable serv 18 = [[First Media]] (Indonesia)
| cable chan 18 = Channel 171
| cable serv 19 = [[Cablelink]] (Philippines)
| cable chan 19 = Channel 246 (Digital)
| cable serv 20 = [[Ziggo]] (Netherlands)
| cable chan 20 = Channel 760
| cable serv 5 = [[Sreedevi digital]]
| cable chan 5 = Channel 201

| iptv serv 1 = [[Singtel TV]] ([[Singapore]])
| iptv chan 1 = Channel 656
| iptv serv 6 = [[My.T]] ([[Mauritius]])
| iptv chan 6 = Channel 34
| iptv serv 7 = [[PEO TV]] ([[Sri Lanka]])
| iptv chan 7 = Channel 88
| iptv serv 8 = [[Now TV (Hong Kong TV channel)|Now TV]] ([[Hong Kong]])
| iptv chan 8 = Channel 794
| iptv serv 9 = [[:zh:澳門有線電視|Macau Cable TV]] ([[Macau]])
| iptv chan 9 = Channel 524
}}

'''StarPlus''' is an [[India|Indian]] [[pay television]] channel owned by [[Star India]]. The network's programming consists of [[Soap opera|family dramas]], comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and [[television film]]s. It is also distributed internationally by [[The Walt Disney Company India]], subsidiary of [[The Walt Disney Company]].

==History==
When it was first launched on 21 February 1992, StarPlus was an English-language television channel showing international TV shows from the U.S., the UK and Australia, with [[Zee TV]] being the Hindi-language counterpart.<ref name="WSJ 2001">{{cite news|last=Flegg|first=Michael|title=India's Star TV Leaps to Top Spot Due to Game Shows, Soap Operas|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1000058525375899610|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010919222951/http://public.wsj.com/sn/y/SB1000058525375899610.html|archivedate=19 September 2001|date=10 September 2001}}</ref> However, after Star ended its relationship with [[Zee TV]], Star Plus was transformed into a Hindi-language channel, with [[Star World India|Star World]] becoming the network's English-language counterpart channel.

It launched in the [[United States]] in November 2004.

In 2000, the company's CEO [[Sameer Nair]] and programming chief Tarun Katial introduced a number of new shows, which helped to solidify the channel's position as the leader in the Hindi-language television broadcasting area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starplusglobal.com/history/|title=History Star Plus Global|publisher=Star Plus Global|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref>

The channel's high-definition feed was launched on 15 April 2011. It carries the same schedule as the SD feed, but with different commercials. Star Plus HD was set to launch in both the United Kingdom and Ireland by the end of 2011,<ref>Star Plus UK to launch HD Channel – http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2011/02/exclusive_star_5.php</ref> but it was delayed until 5 July 2012.<ref>Star Plus HD UK date confirmed – http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/star-plus-hd-to-launch-in-july-in-uk</ref>

On October 6, 2017, ATN Star Plus lost the rights to programming from Star Plus which resulted in it being no longer available in Canada and Exclusive App in Hotstar.

In January 2019, Star Television Network shut down its television operations, including Star Plus, due to its promotion of digital counterpart, Hotstar in the US.<ref>Star TV to shutdown television operations in USA – https://www.bizasialive.com/star-tv-ceases-television-operations-in-usa/</ref>

==Programming==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by StarPlus}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Fox Entertainment Group}}
{{STAR}}
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[[Category:Television stations in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television stations]]
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[[Category:Hindi-language television channels in India]]
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